Artist Mildred Valley Thornton
Title Untitled - Sunset on the Wharf
Media watercolour on paper
Size 7.25 x 5.25 in. / 18.4 x 13.3 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; framed; some yellowing noted

Estimate CAD$300-$400

Artist Mildred Valley Thornton
Title Untitled - Coastal Tree
Media watercolour on paper
Size 7.75 x 5.75 in. / 19.7 x 14.6 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; framed; some yellowing and rubs in paper noted

Estimate CAD$300-$400

Artist Mildred Valley Thornton
Title Three Tall Totems
Media watercolour on paper
Size 11 x 8.75 in. / 27.9 x 22.2 cm.

Notes
signed lower left; titled verso; some minor yellowing in margins noted; small tear in paper noted lower right; framed with archival mat

Provenance
private collection, British Columbia
Estimate CAD$300-$400

Artist Mildred Valley Thornton
Title Untitled - Mountain Lake
Media watercolour on paper
Size 6 x 7.25 in. / 15.2 x 18.4 cm.

Notes
signed lower left; framed with archival mat; some yellowing in margins noted

Estimate CAD$300-$400

Artist Mildred Valley Thornton
Title Untitled - Coastal Fishermen
Media oil on canvas
Size 20 x 24 in. / 50.8 x 61 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; a few small repairs noted; framed; small tear noted upper left and some paint loss noted upper centre; some handling marks on frame noted

Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$3,000-$4,000

Artist Mildred Valley Thornton
Title Helen, Widow of Almighty Voice, Cree [Old Blind Helen]
Media oil on canvas board
Dated 1945
Size 23 x 18 in. / 58.4 x 45.7 cm.

Notes
signed lower left; signed, titled, dated and inscribed 'painted at One Arrow Reserve, Duck Lake 1945'

Reference
see an interesting description of the artist meeting Helen on page 48 and illustrated page 112 in Buffalo People, Portraits of a Vanishing Nation by Mildred Valley Thornton, Hancock House, 2000; illustrated on page 99 of The Life and Art of Mildred Valley Thornton - [4th book in] The Unheralded Artists of B.C., by Sheryl Salloum, published by Mother Tongue Publishing Ltd., Salt Spring Island, 2011

Provenance
Westbridge Fine Art, Vancouver, label verso; private collection, British Columbia
Estimate CAD$3,000-$4,000

Artist Mildred Valley Thornton
Title Charlie David [White Wolf]
Media oil on canvas
Dated 1942
Size 23 x 19 in. / 58.4 x 48.3 cm.

Notes
signed, titled and inscribed 'Blood Indian. Father was a British Colonel... painted near Cardston, Alta., where he was poisoning Gophers in 1942' verso; framed; small repair noted lower centre

Reference
see an interesting description of the artist meeting Charlie David on page 156 and illustrated page 138 in Buffalo People, Portraits of a Vanishing Nation by Mildred Valley Thornton, Hancock House, 2000; see also The Life and Art of Mildred Valley Thornton - [4th book in] The Unheralded Artists of B.C., by Sheryl Salloum, published by Mother Tongue Publishing Ltd., Salt Spring Island, 2011

Provenance
Westbridge Fine Art, Vancouver, label verso; private collection, British Columbia
Estimate CAD$3,000-$4,000

Artist Mildred Valley Thornton
Title Untitled - Log on the Beach
Media watercolour on paper
Size 9 x 12 in. / 22.9 x 30.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; framed

Estimate CAD$250-$350

Artist Mildred Valley Thornton
Title Snow Covered River Banks
Media oil on paper board
Size 10.25 x 13.5 in. / 26 x 34.3 cm.

Notes
certificate from the artist's estate attached verso; titled on certificate verso; framed; handling marks on frame noted

Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$600-$800

Artist Mildred Valley Thornton
Title Untitled - Under the Arbutus Tree
Media watercolour on paper
Size 9.75 x 10.75 in. / 24.8 x 27.3 cm.

Notes
signed lower left; framed with archival mat

Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$400-$500

Artist Mildred Valley Thornton
Title Untitled - Looking Down the Lane
Media watercolour on paper
Size 11 x 14.25 in. / 27.9 x 36.2 cm.

Notes
signed 'M.E. Stinson' per the artist's maiden name lower right; framed

Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$300-$350

Artist Mildred Valley Thornton
Title Untitled - View of the Lake
Media watercolour on paper
Size 10 x 11 x 1 in. / 25.4 x 27.9 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower left; framed with archival mat

Provenance
private collection, British Columbia
Estimate CAD$350-$450

Artist Mildred Valley Thornton
Title Denny Jim, North Vancouver
Media oil on canvas
Size 24 x 20 x 1 in. / 61 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower left; bears title on label verso; framed

Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$2,000-$2,500

Artist Mildred Valley Thornton
Title Untitled - Approaching Fall No. 1
Media watercolour on paper
Size 8.5 x 11.5 x 1 in. / 21.6 x 29.2 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; framed with archival mat

Provenance
private collection, Vancouver
Estimate CAD$500-$600

Artist Mildred Valley Thornton
Title Untitled - Approaching Fall No. 2
Media watercolour on paper
Size 8.5 x 11.5 x 1 in. / 21.6 x 29.2 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; framed with archival mat

Provenance
private collection, Vancouver
Estimate CAD$500-$600

Artist Mildred Valley Thornton
Title Untitled - Stanley Park
Media oil on wood panel
Size 12 x 16 x 1 in. / 30.5 x 40.6 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower left; signed, titled and dated verso; framed

Provenance
private collection, British Columbia
Estimate CAD$1,000-$1,500

Artist Mildred Valley Thornton
Title The Cedar Grove
Media oil on paper board
Dated 1934
Size 10 x 20 x 1 in. / 25.4 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower left; titled and dated verso

Provenance
from a member of the artist's family
Estimate CAD$1,200-$1,500

Artist Mildred Valley Thornton
Title Untitled - House in the Trees
Media oil on paper board
Size 8 x 10 x 1 in. / 20.3 x 25.4 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right

Provenance
from a member of the artist's family
Estimate CAD$900-$1,200

Artist Mildred Valley Thornton
Title Untitled - Coastal Range
Media watercolour on paper
Size 10 x 11 x 1 in. / 25.4 x 27.9 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower left; archival mat

Provenance
from a member of the artist's family
Estimate CAD$400-$450

Artist Mildred Valley Thornton
Title Untitled - Cottage by the Water
Media watercolour on paper
Size 7 x 7 x 1 in. / 17.8 x 17.8 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; archival mat

Provenance
from a member of the artist's family
Estimate CAD$350-$400

Artist Mildred Valley Thornton
Title Untitled - House with Red Roof
Media watercolour on paper
Size 5 x 8 x 1 in. / 12.7 x 20.3 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
unsigned; archival mat

Provenance
from a member of the artist's family
Estimate CAD$200-$250

Artist Mildred Valley Thornton
Title Untitled - Coastal Fishermen
Media oil on canvas
Size 20 x 24 x 1 in. / 50.8 x 61 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; a few small repairs noted

Reference
the artist had lived in Regina from 1913-1934 when she moved to Vancouver to continue her painting career as well as work as an art critic for the Vancouver Sun

Provenance
from a member of the artist's family
Estimate CAD$2,000-$2,500

Artist Mildred Valley Thornton
Title Wascana Park
Media oil on paper board
Size 8 x 10 x 1 in. / 20.3 x 25.4 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower left; titled verso

Provenance
from a member of the artist's family
Estimate CAD$1,200-$1,500

Artist Mildred Valley Thornton
Title Untitled - Fishing on the Banks
Media watercolour on paper
Size 6.25 x 9.25 x 1 in. / 15.9 x 23.5 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; archival mat

Provenance
from a member of the artist's family
Estimate CAD$350-$400

Artist Mildred Valley Thornton
Title Untitled - Afternoon at the Beach
Media watercolour on paper
Size 6.25 x 7.25 x 1 in. / 15.9 x 18.4 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; archival mat

Provenance
from a member of the artist's family
Estimate CAD$350-$400

Artist Mildred Valley Thornton
Title Untitled - Between Seasons
Media watercolour on paper
Size 6.75 x 4.75 x 1 in. / 17.1 x 12.1 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; archival mat

Provenance
from a member of the artist's family
Estimate CAD$200-$250

Artist Mildred Valley Thornton
Title Untitled - Interior B.C.
Media watercolour on paper
Size 6.5 x 9.5 x 1 in. / 16.5 x 24.1 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; archival mat

Provenance
Collector's Gallery, Calgary, label verso
Estimate CAD$600-$800

Artist Mildred Valley Thornton
Title Untitled - Grain Elevators
Media oil on panel
Size 10.5 x 12.75 x 1 in. / 26.7 x 32.4 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower left

Provenance
private collection, Vancouver; Westbridge Fine Art, Vancouver, label verso
Estimate CAD$1,500-$2,000

Artist Mildred Valley Thornton
Title Untitled - Mountain View
Media watercolour on paper
Size 6 x 8.75 x 1 in. / 15.2 x 22.2 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower left

Estimate CAD$200-$300

Artist Mildred Valley Thornton
Title Cree Mother and Child
Media oil on paper board
Dated 1932
Size 20 x 15.75 x 1 in. / 50.8 x 40 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; signed, titled, dated and inscribed 'No.75 Painted in the middle of a field in a wind storm near Piapot, 1932'

Reference
the artist moved to Vancouver in 1934; see Mildred Valley Thornton, 1890-1967, by Butler Galleries and Westbridge Fine Arts, pg.6 for a description of this time period

Provenance
private collection, Victoria
Estimate CAD$2,500-$3,500

Artist Mildred Valley Thornton
Title Untitled - B.C. Coastal Scene with Logs on Beach
Media watercolour on paper
Size 6 x 9 x 1 in. / 15.2 x 22.9 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; some light damage

Estimate CAD$300-$400

Artist Mildred Valley Thornton
Title Untitled - B.C. Scene with House by the Water
Media watercolour on paper
Size 6 x 9 x 1 in. / 15.2 x 22.9 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; some light damage

Estimate CAD$300-$400

Artist Mildred Valley Thornton
Title Untitled - Trees and Bridge
Media watercolour on paper
Size 9.25 x 9.5 x 1 in. / 23.5 x 24.1 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right

Estimate CAD$300-$400

Artist Mildred Valley Thornton
Title Granville Channel
Media watercolour on paper
Size 5.5 x 7 x 1 in. / 14 x 17.8 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower left; bears title verso

Estimate CAD$200-$300

Artist Mildred Valley Thornton
Title Garden Bower
Media oil on board
Size 10 x 13 x 1 in. / 25.4 x 33 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
certificate verso bearing title and certified by John Thornton and number 'I06'

Provenance
private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$600-$800

Artist Mildred Valley Thornton
Title Chief Moody Humchitt, Bella Coola
Media oil on paper board
Dated 1947
Size 24 x 19.75 x 1 in. / 61 x 50.2 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed lower right; inscribed verso 'Chief Moody Humchitt, Kwakiutl, Bella Bella, B.C. Member of Grizzly Bear Band. Born April 10, 1863. Gave many potlaches. A fisherman when young. Painted 1947

Provenance
private collection, Montreal; Art Emporium label verso
Estimate CAD$1,200-$1,500

Artist Mildred Valley Thornton
Title Untitled - B.C. Landscape
Media watercolour on paper
Dated ca.  1947
Size 6.25 x 9.25 x 1 in. / 15.9 x 23.5 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
signed with initials lower left; laid down on paper board; some fading

Reference
Mildred Valley Thornton, 1890 - 1967, by Butler Galleries included with lot

Provenance
Richmonds Art Limited, Vancouver, label verso; private collection, Calgary
Estimate CAD$200-$300

Artist Mildred Valley Thornton
Title Untitled - Indian Baby
Media oil on panel
Size 10.5 x 8.25 x 1 in. / 26.7 x 21 x 2.5 cm.

Notes
unsigned; letter of authenticity by Stephen Lunsford

Reference
see Mildred Valley Thornton, FRSA 1890-1967, pg.56 for a similar painting, dated 1929 of a Cree baby in Qu'Appelle Valley

Provenance
private collection, Victoria
Estimate CAD$900-$1,200